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🏆Ottawa poet wins acclaim for verses on caring for daughter with Down syndrome🏆
Nancy Huggett thought she’d lost the chance to become a writer after her daughter, who has Down syndrome, suffered a devastating stroke.
But the 66-year-old Ottawa poet has now become the oldest recipient of the RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award, an annual honour aiming to encourage new writing in short stories, creative nonfiction, journalism and poetry.
Read the news:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-poet-wins-acclaim-for-verses-on-caring-for-daughter-with-down-syndrome-1.7263218
🚌OSTA’s School Bus and Pedestrian Safety Day🚌
Will your child(ren) take the bus or walk to school for the first time this fall? Learn School Bus Safety and Pedestrian Safety at OSTA’s School Bus and Pedestrian Safety Day on Sunday, August 25. Please click the link to register.
https://ow.ly/KyTc50OMVPn
🦸Meet the Autistic Burnout Collection!
💭Share your thoughts on draft regulations for the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)
Are you a person with a disability? Or, are you taking care of a person with a disability? Your opinion matters!
Share your thoughts on draft regulations for the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) to shape a better Canada: https://ow.ly/caFW50SHcoB
The CDB will support the financial wellbeing of hundreds of thousands of working-age Canadians with disabilities. Together, we can create a more inclusive Canada.
